Comments on: How to Eat Cattail http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm Intelligent Know-How for the Concerned Citizen Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Daily Frugal Challenge! - Page 91 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41329 Daily Frugal Challenge! - Page 91 Sat, 04 May 2013 00:47:07 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-41329 [...] because the water tested positive for it. btw- did you know cat tail is edible? check it out here I love my Catahoula's!!! MY WISHLIST LOYSC- Apr. busted!/292.08 *** IDSO- $1/2 [...]

]]> By: Tactical Intelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41273 Tactical Intelligence Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:05:44 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-41273 Yes you’re right. It’s a great thickener.

]]> By: iris http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41233 iris Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:51:02 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-41233 You can also use it to thicken stews, gravies, etc. Well, done

]]> By: Grace http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-41012 Grace Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:14:05 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-41012 Paper from cattail fluff?? Fantastic! I will have to try this. I have used cattail fluff for years as pillow and quilt stuffing. It’s a little tricky to work with, I don’t recommend stuffing your item in the house. The fluff gets everywhere. However, my pillows have lasted 20 years and after many trips through the washing machine, they are still just as fluffy as they were when I made them. And it didn’t seem to bother my highly allergenic child like feather pillows did.

]]> By: Tactical Intelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-40749 Tactical Intelligence Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:25:14 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-40749 Thanks for the good comments Steve. besided harvesting the rhizomes in the way I mentioned, for survival you can also just peel and suck the starches out. It can be a bit “stringy” but you’ll still get some good nutrients and carbs that way.

]]> By: Tactical Intelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-40745 Tactical Intelligence Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:20:16 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-40745 Dirk,

I try to get at least 200 yards in if possible.

]]> By: Dirk http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-40714 Dirk Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:33:45 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-40714 How close to a major roadway is too close? Are we talking the cattails that grow immediately adjacent to the road, or anything within a half-mile radius, or what?

The reason that I ask is that there are quite a few cattails alongside a service road for high tension lines near my house, but within a mile in either direction, there is an interstate, and a pretty busy state highway.

I’d love to try this recipe out, but would like to make sure that I am harvesting from a decent source

]]> By: Steve http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-40689 Steve Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:17:51 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-40689 Overall a good and informative article, the photos make things much easier than text alone. As a survival food it has good qualities, a few things though, Cattail isn’t harvested commercially for some of the reasons you mention in the process, it is too “labor intensive” compared to Corn, Wheat, Oats, and Potatoes. As you state you could produce more Cattails per acre than Potatoes, however again the labor involved to harvest and the fact the Rhizomes are not edible make Potatoes a better “product”, as the whole Potato is edible raw, baked, boiled, and America’s favorite, Fried. They can also make flour and need we say, Vodka. Corn is virtually the same. Wheat and Oats are somewhat labor intensive but have a high yield per acre. If your only source is near a roadway you can still eat them for a few days, you won’t get enough heavy metals to die, your main objective is not to starve, but I would just pick up some corms and keep moving to a better place if possible.

]]> By: Mason http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-40520 Mason Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:47:17 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-40520 Great article! Very interesting and a great bit to know for survival, camping, or living off the land in general. I was wondering though, how long would the ash cakes take to cook?

]]> By: Lauralee http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-eat-cattail.htm/comment-page-1#comment-40379 Lauralee Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:31:28 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=590#comment-40379 acknowledgeable.

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